COAS Spikers of Zaria, Olalomi Royal of Kwara State and Refiners Volleyball Club of Onitsha showed tenacity and strong will on day three of the ongoing Yenagoa Invitational Volleyball Challenge, 2024 in Bayelsa State.
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The Yenagoa Invitational Volleyball Challenge which has 51 teams across the country with 25 male teams and 26 female jostling for the prize money in two venues the Peace Park and the Samson Siasia Stadium.
In the first match decided at the Peace park saw Yelwa Volleyball Club beating Edo Storm 2-0( 25-18, 25-16, Heartland of Owerri in the other game loss 1-2 to City Gate 22-25, 25-21, 7-15, Arise Spikers spanked Mabisel 2-1 25-18, 22-25, 15-12 while Trailblazers Volleyball Club loss 1-2 to Paradise Volleyball Club (25-19, 25-27, 9-15.
Victory Volleyball Club beat S&T Volleyball Club in two sets (0-25, 0-25, Kwara State based Olalomi Royal were hot for Yelwa Volleyball Club with a 2-0 victory (25-16, 26-24), Onitisha based Refiners blew cool as they loss 0-2 to COAS Spikers 25-11, 27-25, Scorpion Spikers came back from a set down to beat Benue Academy 2-1 (25-15, 20-25, 15-13.
Edison Volleyball Club of Akwa State proved too strong for Python Spikers as they took Python Spikers to the sword in both sets 25-19, 25-22 same scoreline with G-Ranks who defeated Rockstar Volleyball Club 2-0 (15-25, 17-25) as Trailblazers returned to winning ways with 2-1 victory over Edo Storm (25-21,12-25, 13-15) while Refiners responded by COAS Spikers to beat Benue Academy Volleyball Club 2-0 (25-21, 25-20).
In the Women’s category, Calabar based Canaan Volleyball Club took Trailblazers to the cleaners with a 2-0 victory 25-19, 25-14), Trailblazers in the second game responded in an exhilarating fashion defeating Edo Storm 2-0 (25-16, 25-19), COAS Spikers beat Refiners 2-1 (25-22, 20-25, 15-10),Scorpion Spikers on the other hand displayed stuff of brilliance with a 2-0 win over Benue Academy (25-17, 25-14).
Elsewhere in the women’s event Arise Spikers showed a champion stuff over Mabisel beating their opponent 2-0 (25-21, 25-19) while the encounter between G-Ranks Spikers and Rockstar Volleyball Club ended 2-0 in favour of G-Ranks (25-17, 25-16).
Edison of Akwa Ibom beat Python Spikers 2-0, (30-28, 25-17) Solid Spikers were not solid enough as they fell to Greatest Spikers 1-2 (25-22, 12-25, 9-15), Rockstar defeated City Gate 2-1 (25-19, 19-25, 15-9) while Defence Spikers failed to defend as they loss 1-2 to Tabara 25-19, 13-25, 12-15)
Action will return on Thursday in day four of the ongoing Yenagoa Invitational Volleyball Challenge with 36 matches coming up from both venues the Peace Park and the Samson Siasia Stadium .
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